Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
religion
teaching
to make
to cause
to tell
to instruct
to teach
to educate
to remember
sign
an inscription
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
worthy or virtuous person
honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
virtuous
worthy
good
capable
talented
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
(phrasal adverb) Don't worry!
to play
to have fun
to trifle with
to amuse oneself
to have a good time
to not be serious
to be only joking
to play at
to do
to fool with
to mess around with someone
to be disrespectful
to treat someone as unimportant
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval